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hay just a quick one for you all....

i had this with my r32 as well (4wd). everytime i change the oil filter, it doesn't matter what i put under there or what i lose heaps of oil from it and it leaks all over the stuff below it and its really starting to shit me...

what do you guys do to not lose sooo much oil?

Thanks

curt

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even with a relocator kit - it can still be messy (I have a relocator in mine)...makes it eaiser to get the filter on and off...I always have a rag on standby for spillage as there is still some oil in the relocator

Here are a couple of photos of my oil cooler and relocation kit. Oil cooler on the driver’s side. Auto cooler on the passenger side

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I found a couple of welded nuts in the chassis rail under the driver’s feet (aprox) and made up a bracket to suit for the filter

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sounds to me like you've still got a rubber seal from an old filter on the block - the rubber o-rings can be left behind when you remove a filter so make sure that you take it off if it didn't come off with the filter. if you've still got an old o-ring on (without knowing) and have put a new filter on with its own o-ring then this will more than likely cause a leak. i'd check this before wasting money on a relocator at this point - it's not like the filter on them is exactly hard to get to..

oops kinda missread the original post :P

there will always be a little oil left in the filter even if you've drained the sump but not enough to worry about?

to answer the q about oil coolers:

they're fine for everyday use but be careful you don't run your oil too cool. ie if it's just a daily and you live in a colder climate i'd advise against it as the oil needs to heat up to thin out and work properly. a few of the guys i know that run oil coolers on daily drivers put bags over them in the colder months of the year to prevent air flow through it and then take them off when it heats up :laugh:

I did this yesterday arvo.

Have a greddy oil relocator kit so that it sits up above the fuel filter

Have a fujimoto oil drain release valve, so that its just a flick to release oil then flick back to shut off

Released the oil into old container - only 3750ml WTF?!

changed oil filter, changed spark plugs, then ran on only 5cyl so redid sparkies

filled with 5L Motol 3100V, then reset ecu

test drove revealed issue, redid as above all is great and ready for dyno run next week !

not using an oil cooler myself, just an Automatic gearbox-oil cooler

Yup i agree with what the guys said above, Drain the sump first & give it a fair bit of time before taking the filter off. I only witnessed a few drops from taking off the filter, from all the times i've done it.

Just have a rag handy :P

Undo filter a little, enough so it's not tight, get a plastic bag, cover entire filter with bag, undo the rest of the filter through the bag. Hopefully most of the oil left over in filter ends up in bag. Oh, and also a rag under the filter for good measure.

leave the filler cap or a breather hose off while draining oil, walk away for atleast ten mins before considering doing the filter(this is when i do my plugs) then change filter, fit sump plug and new washer(AW12), fill with oil

Undo filter a little, enough so it's not tight, get a plastic bag, cover entire filter with bag, undo the rest of the filter through the bag. Hopefully most of the oil left over in filter ends up in bag. Oh, and also a rag under the filter for good measure.

Huh? Why not use a drip tray?

Preferably one with a nozzle so you can pour used oil into the container that the new oil came in.

Agree with RBPOWA, drip tray under drain plug, release oil from sump, when finished draining re-position drip ray under oil filter, remove filter and drain into drip tray.

No mess, no fuss :banana:

Huh? Why not use a drip tray?

Preferably one with a nozzle so you can pour used oil into the container that the new oil came in.

Agree with RBPOWA, drip tray under drain plug, release oil from sump, when finished draining re-position drip ray under oil filter, remove filter and drain into drip tray.

No mess, no fuss :banana:

he means over the filter to catch those little drops that make ur engin bay look dirty... how much are oil filter relocation kits? the 260s is soooo much harder!

has any one used those new DRIFT filters? apparently they have a bolt on the back of them so if its too tight get a socket onto it and ur set!

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has any one used those new DRIFT filters? apparently they have a bolt on the back of them so if its too tight get a socket onto it and ur set!

So do the K&N oil filters, for about the same price.... and much higher quality (or so I am told by a mate who sells both)

yeah I usually do it as you both have described- but I think if your filter has an anti drainback valve this causes problems too - you will get a bit of spillage but not a massive amt

as above says XD drain the sump for good 10 mins :D then take filter off( a little bit will dribble ) then new filter sump washer and wash down sump and filter area new oil off you go :(

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